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Case Name
EEOC v. LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.
EE-TN-0068
Docket / Court
3:04-cv-00133 ( E.D. Tenn )
State/Territory
Tennessee
Case Type(s)
Equal Employment
Special Collection
EEOC Study -- in sample
Attorney Organization
EEOC
Case Summary
In March 2004, the Memphis District Office of the EEOC (with participation from the Nashville Area Office) brought this suit against Lowe's Home Centers, Inc., d/b/a Vonore Reload Distribution Center #970, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The complaint alleged that ...
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In March 2004, the Memphis District Office of the EEOC (with participation from the Nashville Area Office) brought this suit against Lowe's Home Centers, Inc., d/b/a Vonore Reload Distribution Center #970, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. The complaint alleged that the defendant discriminated against the two charging parties and other African American applicants by failing to hire them because of their race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After some scheduling orders and discovery, the defendant filed a motion for summary judgment in July 2005. However, this motion was never resolved because it appears the parties reached a tentative settlement in October 2005. A few months later, the parties entered into a final settlement agreement in early December.
The settlement agreement had a duration of one year or until each term had been fulfilled, whichever was longer. The agreement contained non-discrimination and non-retaliation clauses and required the defendant to provide Title VII training for its supervisory and management employees at its Vonore facility as well as any other employees involved in hiring, promotion, and firing at its Vonore facility. In addition, the defendant agreed to: continue to enforce its diversity policy, maintain its posting of a Title VII poster, post a copy of its policy and procedure for reporting and preventing discrimination, and pay $60,000.
Michele Marxkors - 07/25/2007
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Issues and Causes of Action
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Issues
Content of Injunction
Discrimination Prohibition
Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law
Provide antidiscrimination training
Reporting
Retaliation Prohibition
Discrimination-area
Hiring
Discrimination-basis
Race discrimination
EEOC-centric
Direct Suit on Merits
General
Disparate Treatment
Plaintiff Type
EEOC Plaintiff
Race
Black
Causes of Action
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. ยง 2000e
Case Details
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Defendant(s)
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc.
Plaintiff Description
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, on behalf of one or more workers.
Indexed Lawyer Organizations
EEOC
Class action status sought
No
Class action status granted
No
Filed Pro Se
No
Prevailing Party
Plaintiff
Public Int. Lawyer
Yes
Nature of Relief
Damages
Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief
Settlement
Form of Settlement
Voluntary Dismissal
Order Duration
2005 - 2006
Filed
03/22/2004
Case Closing Year
2006
Case Ongoing
No
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Court
Docket(s)
E.D. Tenn
01/24/2006
3:04-cv-00133
EE-TN-0068-9000.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
General Documents
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03/24/2004
EEOC Press Release: "Lowe's Companies, Inc. Sued for Race Discrimination"
EE-TN-0068-0003.pdf
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E.D. Tenn
11/02/2005
Amended Complaint [ECF# 49]
EE-TN-0068-0001.pdf
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Source: PACER [Public Access to Court Electronic Records]
E.D. Tenn
11/29/2005
Settlement Agreement [ECF# 50]
EE-TN-0068-0002.pdf
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Judges
Phillips, Thomas W.
(E.D. Tex., E.D. Tenn)
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Shirley, C. Clifford Jr.
(E.D. Tenn) [Magistrate]
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Other Lawyers
Goldsmith, Bruce
(Illinois)
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